Word: customs
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...leading article a discussion by Dean Shaler of "The 'Bloody Monday' Question." The writer makes a strong plea for the discontinuance of the annual Sophomore-Freshman rush; the arguments he uses are forceful and are likely to be convincing to the under-graduate body if regard for old custom is not too strong for the judgments of cool reasoning...
...practice will begin the latter part of this week when a call for both new and old material will be made. As soon as familiarity with the handling of the sticks is acquired, scrub teams will be formed and regular games played each day of practice. Contrary to the custom of past years, however, but four days of practice a week will be held. To conclude the season's work a game has been scheduled with Dummer Academy for the first Saturday in November. Active coaching will be done throughout the fall but no attempt will be made to pick...
President McKinley will not be able to attend the Commencement exercises this year on account of the critical condition of Mrs. McKinley's health. Harvard will therefore not be able to confer the degree of LL.D. on the President, since it has been the custom for Harvard to confer degrees only on persons present at the Commencement exercises...
...McKinley is not present at Commencement the degree will not be conferred upon him, as there would be no opportunity to do so. Formerly a degree was conferred occasionally upon a person who was unable to be present; but the custom of the College for several years has been to confer the degree upon only those who present themselves in person on Commencement Day. I presume that this custom will be adhered to this year...
...Advocate still keeps up the custom of frequently printing stories signed only with the initials of the authors. If a story is of such nature that no name should be signed to it, it should not be printed. Otherwise the full names of the authors should be given instead of the present initials, which puzzle but do not really disguise...